She is a diverse and experienced designer, design team
leader and instructor for multiple
companies in the paper craft world including “ Robin Nest” “Creative Paperclay®”,
“Sakura Hobby Craft” and Amazing Mold Putty ” to name a few.Terri and her husband Marc have the pleasure
of living in San Diego County On top Of Palomar Mountain. She has received a Bachelor
of Scrapbooking Arts from Creating Keepsakes and Bachelor of Scrapbooking
Education from EK Success. Terri’s passion is teaching fellow Scrapbooker’s and
Stamper’s new techniques and to think ‘out of the box’ and ‘off the Page.’Visit her website and blog to see all the
exciting stuff she does at http://www.terrisproul.com
– link to blog is also there.

Hi, I am Jessica Baker a/k/a Jess B. I am a mother of 3, a wife and
die hard crafter living in the Midwest. My styles have evolved
throughout the years from flat to mixed media to 3D Altered designs. I
love getting my hands dirty; touching all kinds of paints and textures.
Steampunk has bolted gears into my heart. I dream, daydream, and
vision many designs that I will create. Most times I am working on
three projects at one sitting. I wish I could say that I have an
organized craft room but I would be lying. I love challenges and
discovering new materials. This product is PHENOMENAL and so user
friendly. So excited to be apart of the Creative Paperclay™ design team
for a second term. Take this journey with me, let's think outside the
box and become a fan of Creative Paperclay ™products too.

Diana Gonzalez

Diana Gonzalez is a self taught artist, writer, and maker of things. She
has been writing since childhood, and loves to paint and make things.
She is an avid knitter, and crocheter, and spins her own yarn which she
sells on etsy. Her art and poems can be found both on her blog and on
etsy.

Dawn

Hey...Do you know what time it is? It's time to get artsy
fartsy...along with the other designers for Creative Paperclay Products.
I'm ready to take crafting to another dimension...the third dimension! After years of paper crafting, I
am eager to break out of flat...and start to design and create using
this three dimensional products. I loved using clay in college and I'm
so ready to roll up my sleeves and get some dirt under my fingernails.
Oh, how I love the process of making something! Come follow me on my blog: "Sunnyside Up" and you just might be amused!

Barbara Rankin

My
name is Barbara Rankin, and I am so excited to be a part of the
Creative Paperclay Design Team. I have been a crafter since early
childhood... always making things. After pursuing many different
artistic endeavors, such as sewing, needlework, and Pergamano (embossing
on parchment), I found my way into rubber stamping and graduated into
becoming a self-taught, mixed-media artist. I have taught classes at my
local scrapbook store, as well as teaching the members of my local
stamp club. I have also been a guest instructor at another out-of-state
stamp club on several occasions. I love making cards, tags, ATCs
(Artist Trading Cards), as well as making and altering books and mini
albums. My style is usually vintage or shabby chic, with a sprinkling
of steampunk whenever possible. I am also currently a design team
member for The Robin's Nest and Sin City Scraps. I have been published
in Altered Arts Magazine, as well as in a book "Make it in Minutes: Mini
Books". I was also recently published in the Just Steampunk Volume II
magazine. I have a wonderful, supportive husband of thirty years, and
we share our home with our two cute little Yorkie fur babies, Chloe and
Zoe.

Lynda Jeffs

My name is Lynda Jeffs, owner and designer at Memories in Tyme! I
have been creating for over 22 years now, my first project was my
daughter's birth announcements! 7 years later - I moved home to Utah
where I found out about scrapbooking. I went to 2 classes with my
sister, re-organized all of my stuff and have been scrapbooking now for
15 years. I love to do all types of projects from 12 x 12 layouts to
cards to altered projects... I love to do it all!
I have three
awesome "kids", my sons are 27 and 20, and my daughter is 22! I have a
wonderful husband named Del - who truly was my knight in shining armor
and came in my life when I really needed him the most. He was taken out
of work 10 years ago, so I've lived in the current economy and learned
a lot along the way! Del and I moved to Sacramento, California area
in June, 2012 to put him through school...now that we are done with that
part - the rebuild process begins!

Linda Hess

In
1994 I purchased my first pieces of polymer clay jewelry. The artist
told me about the material and how easy it was to work with. I
immediately purchased some of the clay at my local craft store and went
home to experiment. From that experimentation an addiction to polymer
clay was born!

Tired of "cookie cutter" looking arts &
crafts, I decided to create pieces that were unique and all handmade.
Similar pieces each have their own personality and style. Designs range
from jewelry to wearable art to home decor to scrapbooking & cards. I
do LOVE a challenge!

Through
the years I developed my style and began to teach children & adults.
Passing along the love of this medium is one of the best jobs on this
Earth!

In the past few years the title of designer has been
added to my resume. Designs and tutorials can be found in magazines,
books, and online. Working with many different companies and products
has transformed my CRAFT into ART.

Thanks for stopping by and we hope you continue to stop by and see our creations.

Saturday, April 13, 2013

Hi, Brenda here from Creativity is a State of Mind...did you know that you can bake your paperclay project? I had to get 22 of those dart pins done last month in a matter of a couple of days. I cut my paperclay "ribbons" out and then laid them on some tin foil on a baking sheet. I put them in my oven at 325 for about 3 minutes and flipped them over and baked them for another 3 minutes. I guess you would have to play with the projects you have because depending on the thickness of the clay or project it could take longer or shorter. Then I laid them on some newspaper to get any leftover moisture out and within 20 minutes I was able to start painting them. This was I didn't have to wait 24 hours or so. Hope you find this quick tip useful. Until next time, have a great day and God Bless.

Friday, April 5, 2013

Hello! It's Rachel here! Today, I'm going to show you how I made this little garden gnome using
Creative Paperclay® modeling material. I'm seriously excited about SPRING!! So when I got to thinking about something Springish to make, I figured gnomes fit the bill!!

I started by creating the same core technique that I used in last month's post. The reason I'm sharing this technique again, is because I want you to see how truly EASY
Creative Paperclay® really is!! This time, I made my core MUCH larger. Creating a core with foil, or newspaper is really a great idea anytime you can use it. It saves you clay, and dry time!

Once I had my core, I covered my core in Creative Paperclay. I wet it all a little bit, to help the clay stick, and spread it as evenly as I could around the outside. Not too thin! I want to sand it later.

Once everything was dry, I knew I wanted to make a hat for my guy, so I screwed a screw into the whole deal, to anchor my second layer of newspaper. Now, If I had planned a little better, I could have skipped the nail, and just made my core in the right shape. This way turned out fine, though.

Now, I wrap my newspaper around the screw and tape it in the general shape I'm trying to achieve. (in this case, a pointy hat)

You can see that there was some cracking in my clay when it dried, so I'll fill that with a little wet clay.

Once again, I tried to get my clay as smooth as I could, but I also don't worry about EVERY little lump. We can sand those out later.

before sandpaper

Once everything is dry again, I sand the whole thing until it's smooth. I also made sure to keep the bottom flat, so my little guy doesn't turn into a weeble wobble!

after sandpaper

Next. I painted the little guy!

Once I was done with that, I added some shading and his little face. I finished him with some matte sealant. I don't think he'd be fit to sit outside, but he's definitely ready to cheer me up on the shelf inside with my house plants!

I think he needs a name... any ideas? If you create something inspired by my project, please leave a comment
with a link here, so I can come and visit to see! I would love for you
to visit me at my "house" too!! Thank you so much for reading!!
~rachel

Creative Paper Clay® is looking for a few awesome Mixed Media Artists to showcase Creative Paperclay® Paperclay® and Delight Products!! If you LOVE play with Paperclay and find the idea of making your own Embellishments and Sculptures show us what you can do!!